Comparison

MindMap vs Mindly 2

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MindMap

Features
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MindMapper is a simple and intuitive mind mapping app that helps you organize your ideas and make plans. It's a versatile tool for business, study, or personal projects. With a focus on ease of use, it eliminates complex features and offers a user-friendly design. The intuitive interface allows you to quickly visualize and organize your ideas. You can add as many branches and subtopics as you like, developing your ideas flexibly. With cloud sync, you can access your mind maps anytime, anywhere. It's an essential tool to boost your creativity.

About

Mindly 2

This app offers a visual approach to organizing thoughts, planning projects, and learning. It helps users transform scattered ideas into clear, structured maps with features like progressive focus and real-time collaboration. It's designed to foster calm, clarity, and focus for various users.

Highlights
  • Progressive focus for idea exploration
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Share interactive maps online
  • Enrich maps with images and files
  • Visual clipboard for content reorganization
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Turn ideas into clarity. Mindly is a new visual way to think. A visual companion for planning, learning, and creating - designed to keep you calm, clear, and focused, one idea at a time. Organize Your Mind • Planners - map out life goals, trips, or events • Professionals & teams - plan projects, align goals, and run workshops • Students & learners - take clear study notes and structure knowledge • Writers - structure stories, books, and research • Speakers - plan presentations and pitches • Researchers - collect insights and uncover findings • Designers - capture inspiration and creative flows Key Features • Progressive focus - explore step by step and discover meaningful links between your ideas • Real-time collaboration - think together with teammates, classmates, or clients • Share online - publish interactive maps anyone can open in a browser • Enrich your maps - add images, emojis, and supporting files with ease • Visual clipboard - quickly reorganize and restructure your content Why Mindly? Unlike cluttered whiteboard apps, Mindly keeps you focused - one idea at a time, in a space that feels calm and intuitive. Trusted by millions worldwide, Mindly helps entrepreneurs, creatives, and students transform scattered thoughts into meaningful connections. Mindly Subscription A Mindly subscription gives an access to all Mindly features on all platforms. Mindly is available as a monthly or yearly subscription and comes with a FREE trial. Download Mindly today and bring clarity to your ideas. Privacy Policy: https://mindlyapp.com/static/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://mindlyapp.com/static/terms-of-use.html

Screenshots

MindMap4 screens
Mindly 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Mindly 2 at none against MindMap's shown. Mindly 2 also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MindMap sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Mindly 2 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MindMap ships an update every 5 months, Mindly 2 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MindMap versus Mindly 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindMapMindly 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.6 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—5.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB58 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developerkota tadadripgrind Oy

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MindMap

Subscriptions2
  • Ad-free for 1 month7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Ad-free for 1 year14 Days trial$49.991 Year
2 purchases

Mindly 2

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is MindMap free?
MindMap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mindly 2 free?
Mindly 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MindMap or Mindly 2 have ads?
MindMap shows ads; Mindly 2 does not.
Which is updated more often, MindMap or Mindly 2?
MindMap ships an update every 5 months, and Mindly 2 every 2 months. Most recently, MindMap was updated on August 27, 2026 and Mindly 2 on September 22, 2026.

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